Percy Hynes White

• Television role: Played Xavier Thorpe, an artistic Nevermore Academy student with psychic abilities that let his art come to life, in Wednesday Season 1 (2022); Entertainment Weekly described him as 'sort of this dramatic, very broody guy' and a 'kind of weird love interest' for Wednesday.
• Season 2 status (context): Netflix announced in May 2024 that Percy Hynes White would not return for Wednesday Season 2. In the Season 2 premiere the character is explained as having transferred to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland, and co-showrunner Alfred Gough told TVLine 'We have seen the last of him.' No reason for the departure was stated by Netflix in the sources reviewed.
• Breakthrough TV role: His breakout role was mutant Andy Strucker in Fox's X-Men spin-off The Gifted (2017-2019), per the Wikipedia biography.
• Film work: Appeared as Matt Macarchuck in I Like Movies (2022) and as Chad in My Old Ass (2024); he later reunited with Wednesday co-star Jenna Ortega in the romance Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024) as Barnes, per Entertainment Weekly and the Wikipedia biography.

Performance style

• Brooding artistic outsider — Entertainment Weekly quotes Hynes White's own description of Xavier as 'this dramatic, very broody guy... this painter' with a psychic ability, framing the character's restrained, introspective register.
• Genre character-actor range — The Wikipedia biography frames The Gifted as his breakout and notes acclaim for I Like Movies (a Vancouver Film Critics Circle Supporting Actor award), establishing a career pattern of offbeat young leads.

Reception

• Wednesday Season 1 (2022): Xavier was positioned at the center of Season 1's mystery and the Wednesday/Tyler love triangle; Entertainment Weekly framed him as a 'weird love interest' and ScreenRant noted his Season 1 arc set up the season's romantic tension. His absence from Season 2 was widely covered, with creators confirming the character's departure (Entertainment Weekly / ScreenRant).

Cast they appear alongside

• Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (Wednesday) — Title lead; Xavier's brief love interest in Season 1.
• Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin (Wednesday) — Fellow Season 1 love interest for Wednesday; Xavier's rival and the revealed Hyde.
• Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair (Wednesday) — Wednesday's roommate; Nevermore ensemble.
• Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay (Wednesday) — Xavier's ex-girlfriend per the series wiki; Nevermore ensemble.
• Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems (Wednesday) — Nevermore principal in Season 1.

Who plays Xavier Thorpe in Wednesday?

Percy Hynes White played Xavier Thorpe, a Nevermore student with art-come-to-life powers, in Season 1 (2022).

What is Xavier Thorpe's power in Wednesday?

He can make his paintings and drawings come to life, and he receives psychic visions, per the series wiki and Entertainment Weekly.

Is Xavier Thorpe in Wednesday Season 2?

No. Netflix announced in May 2024 that Percy Hynes White would not return; Season 2 explains Xavier transferred to Reichenbach Academy in Switzerland.

What else is Percy Hynes White known for?

Beyond Wednesday, he is known for Andy Strucker in The Gifted, Matt Macarchuck in I Like Movies, and roles in My Old Ass and Winter Spring Summer or Fall.

Who was Xavier's love interest in Wednesday?

In Season 1 Xavier was a romantic interest for Wednesday Addams alongside Tyler Galpin, forming a love triangle, per Entertainment Weekly and the series wiki.

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